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Named after British General Sir Webb Gillman, Gillman Barracks is set amid lush greenery and was set up in 1936 as a British Camp. The conserved colonial barracks now house galleries, NTU Centre of Contemporary Art (CCA) and creative businesses. The local and international galleries feature diverse and ever-changing contemporary art exhibitions, while CCA aims to bolster the region's visual arts landscape through its local and international artist residency, research and exhibition programmes.

Guided Tours

English

Art & History Tour (1.5 hours)

Saturday 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Uncover exciting contemporary art whilst getting an introduction to the history of Gillman Barracks. An opportunity to appreciate artworks by established and emerging local and international artists, learn about their practices, techniques and what inspires them. This tour will visit a selection of the Gillman Barracks world-class art galleries and the Centre for Contemporary Art (NTU CCA).

Uncover the site’s past and present. Learn about its establishment as a British Military base and then as a training ground for the Singapore Armed Forces. Discover the nostalgia of Gillman Village and learn about its present-day life as a destination for contemporary art. Explore the existing buildings and experience the lush natural scenery, hear the anecdotes of days past and contemplate what is no longer there.

NTU CCA Singapore shows now a solo exhibition by sound artist and composer Tarek Atoui, conceived as a composition that unfolds in space with its unique sound library and instruments. It is the first large-scale exhibition that Atoui has created through interweaving objects, instruments, and recordings, some borrowed from pre-existing projects, others newly collected and produced. Most of the instruments shown are part of The Ground project, the result of the artist’s five-year-long investigation of natural cycles in the Pearl River Delta.

At the core of Atoui’s practice lies an ongoing process of inviting composers, musicians, and artists to collaborate on his pieces in search of new ideas, gestures, and experiences. For the current exhibition, Atoui will engage with local and international musicians who will be invited to appropriate his composition and intervene in the exhibition space.

Dont miss the opportunity to explore this interesting exhibition!

Special Events

DISINI 26 Jan - Sep 2018. Outdoor artworks opens 24 hrs

DISINI, a brand new site-specific festival of programmes, outdoor sculptures and murals by home-grown, regional and international artists at Gillman Barracks, celebrates the precinct’s rich heritage as a former military barracks and its current role as Asia’s leading contemporary arts cluster. Highlights include captivating outdoor artworks located across various spaces, a multi-functional artist-designed pavilion where a series of exciting and stimulating programmes take place, and curatorial-led showcases to capture your attention.

For details on DISINI programmes, workshops, and exhibitions, please refer to www.disini.art.